Ariel Helwani sent out a tweet that former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current PFL signee Francis Ngannou is set to fight Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury x Francis Ngannou is expected to be announced very soon, per sources. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 7, 2023 While the tweet does not indicate if the match is MMA, […]
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Top Rank Boxing draws 809K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on Saturday night drew 809,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night. The event featured rising Heavyweight Jared Anderson as he defeated Charles Martin by unanimous decision. The event aired after UFC on ESPN as the main card drew 841,000 viewers. Thus, the viewership did not fall to far off after UFC went off […]
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Lopez-Taylor draws 781K viewers on ESPN
Top Rank Boxing drew 781,000 viewers on Saturday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured the return of Teofimo Lopez as he took on Josh Taylor in a junior welterweight matchup. The telecast finished 5th overall in cable viewership for the night. The telecast drew 0.22 in the 18-49 demo, 0.11 F18-49, 0.32 M18-49, […]
Boxer sues managers alleging breach of contract
Earlier this month, Khazakstan boxer, Daniyar Yeleussinov, filed a lawsuit against his managers in Broward County, Florida. The former Olympian claims Boxing Star, LLC comprised of Elvis Crepo, Ziya Aliyev and Joseph Quiambao deprived him of fight opportunities and threatened potential promoters of signing the boxer. In addition to the lawsuit, he has filed a […]